Next week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor WEARE TOWNSHIP, Oceana County — Public safety telecommunicators are often the unsung heroes of emergency response, and next week — April 13-19 — is a time to honor them during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. “Let’s take a moment to honor the incredible individuals behind every 911…
By Allison Scarbrough, News Editor LUDINGTON — A 36-year-old man accused of robbing a woman at gunpoint is charged with 10 felony counts. Rojelio Cody Yates was arraigned, April 4, in Mason County’s 79th District Court on the following charges: two counts of armed robbery, four counts of second-offense felony firearms, second-degree home invasion, firearms larceny, carrying a concealed weapon,…
By Alan Neushwander, Contributing Writer LUDINGTON — The following were recently arraigned in Mason County’s 79th District Court: Felonies – Jerry Preston Humphrey, 47; first-degree retail fraud; arrested Dec. 6 by Mason County Sheriff’s Office; arraigned April 6; preliminary hearing: April 23; bail: $10,000 cash. – Blake Edward Somsel, 19; unlawful driving away of a motor vehicle; arrested March 19…
The police news is a presentation of Smith & Eddy Insurance, serving west Michigan since 1902, smith-eddy.com. The following is recent police activity in Mason County: Thursday, April 10, 2025: 5:40 a.m., (Mason County Sheriff’s Office), a 28-year-old Baldwin man was arrested on an outstanding Mason County failure to appear warrant, US 10 and Tyndall Road, Branch Township. 10:39 a.m.,…
LUDINGTON — The Michigan Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin a $2.5 million resurfacing project of 6 miles of M 116/Lakeshore Drive from Tinkham Avenue to the Ludington State Park entrance Monday, April 14. The project is expected to be completed by late June, according to MDOT. The road work coincides with a major renovation project taking place at…
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